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CES-tastic!: No Taxi Lines, Barry Manilow and a Geek ZZ Top (But, As Always, Scoble-Stalked!)
Here is BoomTown’s first video from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which kicked off last night with a keynote speech by Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer . So far, it’s been a definitely thinner crowd, a reflection of the weaker economy, with more taxis in line ...
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Digital Daily — ... of BoomTown’s Flip camera along with Yahoo President Sue Decker to talk about Yahoo’s new product, Connected TV. The camera also caught some chatty attendees and a few demos, including one of a new Disney (DIS) music product given by a guy who looked like a member of ZZ Top. ...

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